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Breaking: Forest Lawn Drive Safety Poison Pill Inserted at Last Minute in State Bill
Just before a midnight deadline, a state budget trailer bill was amended to include language that could kill the city of Los Angeles' shovel-ready Forest Lawn Drive safety project
August 29, 2026
Subregion Elects Santa Clarita’s Patsy Ayala To Metro Board, Pending Final County Approval
The North County and San Fernando Valley subregion is selecting their replacement for retiring Glendale Councilmember Ara Najarian. Today the selection committee chose Santa Clarita Mayor Pro Tem Patsy Ayala over Lancaster Vice Mayor Lauren Hughes-Leslie.
August 26, 2026
Will Metro and Caltrans 405 Freeway Widening – through Carson – Really Mean Cleaner Air?
Metro and Caltrans plan to widen the 405, adding two more lane-miles in the city of Carson. Project draft environmental studies comments are due by September 21.
August 25, 2026
Eyes on the Street: Spring/Alameda Bikeway Construction
LADOT is adding a 1.2-mile of new protected bike lanes, connecting cyclists to Union Station and L.A. State Historic Park
August 24, 2026
Deadly Forest Lawn Crash Reinforces Push for Safety Improvements Paused by Mayor Bass
Three years into Councilmember Raman's push for a safer Forest Lawn Drive, Mayor Bass anticipates a new design - without eliminating car lanes but with "signal modifications" - will be "forthcoming... very soon.”
August 21, 2026
Viral Pothole Video Madness Shows How L.A. is Failing its Streets
How not to maintain streets - a parable told in eight short videos
August 19, 2026
Worried about Metrolink Cuts? Blame Metrolink ‘Joint Powers Agreement’ Governance Structure
Metrolink's JPA governance structure got multi-county So Cal commuter rail service up and running quickly, but was never intended to last for as long as it has
August 12, 2026
Eyes on the Street: Transit and Bike Projects in the Valley
New bus bridge over Sepulveda, new hard plastic bike lane protection on Chandler, and new ThermoShade shelter being tested at NoHo Station
August 11, 2026
City Atty Loses Bid to Criminalize Man Punched During Traffic Stop; Diversion Agreement Paves Way for Civil Proceedings Against City, LAPD to Resume
Lawyers for Alexander Mitchell believe the misdemeanor resisting charges, filed 11 months after Officer Joshua Sportiello socked Mitchell in the face, were retaliatory and intended to interfere with proceedings in the civil suit Mitchell filed against the City. That suit was stayed earlier this year, pending resolution of the criminal case.
August 7, 2026
Metro Clearing Mature Trees to Widen 91 Freeway through North Long Beach
Metro is clearing 174 trees to make way for one more freeway lane through a pollution-burdened community of color. "Imagine Your Drive."
August 5, 2026
